Subject: 1915: Men Vs. Giant Redwood Tree
PUBLISHED: 03:22 GMT, 5 September 2012 | UPDATED: 08:13 GMT, 5 September 2012
They're lumberjacks and they're OK! The magical photos that show brave men who felled California redwoods by HAND
By Daily Mail ReporterPUBLISHED: 03:22 GMT, 5 September 2012 | UPDATED: 08:13 GMT, 5 September 2012
Dramatic photos show the measure of a man in contrast to the enormity of nature.
A series of
photos from the Humboldt State University Library capture lumberjacks
working among the redwoods in Humboldt County, California.
The photos
are part of the Ericson Collection, a series of pictures from northwest
California from the 1880s through the 1920s by Swedish photographer A.W.
Ericson.
Pictures
from the 1915-era display the work of loggers in the densely forested
northern California area, that accounts for twenty per cent of the
state's total forest production.
Humboldt County has nearly 1,500,000 acres in public and private forests, including the Redwood National and State Parks.
Lumberjacks working among the redwoods in California
The photos from northwest California were taken by Swedish photographer A.W. Ericson
Humboldt County has nearly 1,500,000 acres in public and private forests, including the Redwood National and State Parks
Pictures from the 1915-era display the work of loggers in the densely forested northern California area
Dramatic photos show the measure of a man in contrast to the enormity of nature
The densely forested northern California area accounts for twenty per cent of the state's total forest production